New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
SOME POPULAR DISSERTATIONS.
EVERY PERSON CAN CHOOSE HIS OWN NAME
To d,f NJ

EVERY PERSON CAN Ills OWN NAME
To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: A reply in THE TRIBUNE to the following
would be highly esteemed ( youth of fourteen de-
sres for personal reasons to change his Md
die name in which no was baptized. I"
anI'her, the initial Of which l. the same, leav
ing his usual style Of writing his name as heretofore
Would there appear TO be any good reason why h'
should not do Ibis parent, being not only WHINE
b, necessary! l2l Is there auything I'm law that
his middle namc-a meaningless and dlstasef4l one
he hcine entirely free Of all debts or oDiisaonI Vi
Ne'r- York. nov. %, 1897.
NO.
NO Tic fact is that any pcrsor ha* eooi
legal right lin Ncw-YorlC state az all events to
any name lc chooses and even 70 change il when
he pcasce. providing he does il in good faith
and without fraudulent purpose II is cas- ~
500. however. that frequent changes or even
single change TO name entirely diTcIcr' miIht
lca T. bushes, and other difficulties. Therefore
our statutes give 10 the county courts and IN this
city 70 the Common Pleas the power ~ change
names upon petition and fnr what shall appear
IN The discretion Of the Judge 10 fc good r"asonS.
This furnishes clear proof Of the change ard the
Publication Of the order Of the court rrQu red by
the statute is notice TO the world But in neither
~ the cases in,tanccl above would there 10 a
necessity for change by the court All that
either Of tie person need do is simply TO write
lis namc in the new form and to continue there
ofto. to use il rs his namc-tdl
MIR IAMhE AND SENATORIAL COURTESY
To the Edifor ~ The TrtbHue
SIR. Tbs E"rI hllca party hes nv earnest support,
because believe in the ideas and principles for which
stand and the DcmocI a'ic party Is rcpr2nant 10
because ID stands for certain ideas which cannot
accept. aud nothing make me 'purc 81 a Il publican
and loss Of Democrat than a." friendly bearing of
the Dcmocraic parry toward tn, leaders Of the lc-
lc lion and its winbing AT tho colossal frauds by
which all the southern state. carried for IFS can
dilatcs Republican orators in every campaign,
from Maine Cali iyrna. derlam against thc-o frauds
and MI their hearers with cnhus ard oN atty for
Eepublicani-m Now, this is all correct and proper
But how Is this enthusiasm and 10y ally 10 BE- kept up
II Hepub can leaders pat their stamp Of approval On
the very men WHO ad in such ad- and uIi !u-hngly
hud el positions by vittuc theIeot} And Who more
than MIR Lamar ha- sanctioned such f aud- ana
rcapod benefits thcrcGrm! what Is the uc of Re
put cag' iu the RI h taking Of their loyalty I"
parry because their party condemns electoral frauds
At tho s,iih, when Republican senators and party
feeders lcud their aid to the elevation 10 high Office
x Inc uecadcr> In such ffaud-! If The Republicans
m the scnato counIm !'r. Lamar should he be noni
lated ipr supreme Court judy, then the Republican
party can justly be accused Of hypocrisy aid the
sooner 10 go, on OF existence thr better sena orai
courtesy cor pull with the President on the prn
c.ulc 81 YOU scratch NY back and IL scratch
,nur t.cl av defeat en- Gland date In lo-7 NJ
paper f. bette qua uiod to speak ou on thu sub ri
fhau TuI IIII t. and not the good krpubli' an
uapcr t,t. n a. lc 4 il doc, not ~p ak out, and
i'm n, uncertain tones dcOa the right p1h IN which
Ga. DAIRY lcaGc.- ~iuHI travel I'm c,hn"ci ON Win
This expected nom nation ~ ". Lamar. "T'c New
York Wurld- and sun" have each In their urn
brought ouf patent President 10 ~ hnrc, a.u I'M
rufrNt ou.i mot to have much difficulty in ring NJ
publican senator, 20 correct undcrsin ndng of
their duty to their party II l. -ia'd ma, LANAI, ,
confirra, on /. ALREADY arranged and that Republican
senators VII vote that way bcran-c senatorial
courtesy demands II al the President VII H,uIn
,Lo CTR ,yifb Official nan ltt the Eopn' lcan
.,na'nr. remember that Democrats would ~ II men
PLACES = he Republican rank and file had MOI pll''
iLrm there DESTROY belief la Republican lnhc,Pf'
ard Won destroy IL" party. stand bY Il n'nI Al
principles and the parry Will winnvdr, IYr'n''
Very respectfully, ABRAHAM ""'bEN
NJ Ioyt Nu.. -. l--1.